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8trackdisco Offline
#201 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 7:16 AM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
I married a Raging Bitch...got divorced about 30 years ago...life's been pretty good ever since...Anxious


If she was a raging bitch, why did you marry her?

(Or)

Was she hot, so you thought you could live with it?

(Or)

Are you a dumbass?
8trackdisco Offline
#202 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 7:20 AM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Trannys know their business ---and maybe that rear end lube helped.


What ever happened to TrannyMike?

Think he regretted that user name decision almost immediately.
danmdevries Offline
#203 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 7:51 AM EST
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Hello Saturday fellas
rfenst Offline
#204 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 7:52 AM EST
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Hello. Off to see the Avengers!
corey sellers Offline
#205 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 8:02 AM EST
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Morning gents
deadeyedick Offline
#206 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 8:09 AM EST
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Taking a week off of retirement for a little vacay in Tennessee. Nashville and Knoxville areas. Hope the weather cooperates.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#207 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 8:44 AM EST
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Happy Saturday peoples
danmdevries Offline
#208 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 8:53 AM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
Taking a week off of retirement for a little vacay in Tennessee. Nashville and Knoxville areas. Hope the weather cooperates.


Enjoy!

I love that area.
Ram27 Offline
#209 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 10:09 AM EST
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Hello.........
victor809 Offline
#210 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:00 AM EST
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Well....

I'm ready to pave our yard.

Push powered lawnmower arrived wed. I assembled it got it ready...
Yesterday at about 630 I decided I should try mowing, since it was going to rain sat and sun...

I got about one length through the foot high grass... Mostly just laying it horizontal, the catcher didn't catch anything... What grass was mowed just blew around in all directions.

So I ran to Walmart (goddammit I never thought I would say that) and bought a mower (and trimmer while I was out). Started mowing last night after getting that thing working. One of my really nice neighbors came by and helped with his mower. Had the front yard knocked out by about 9pm.

Now it's raining. I have no idea how I'm going to get the back done with it this wet.... But it has to be done this weekend. I'm gone the next two.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#211 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:35 AM EST
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victor809 wrote:
gat dang.......

Fixin to see-mint the weed patch...

Postmun dun brought the grass eater other day so I took a break from workin on the drive shaft on my el Camino..

Went out yonder and toiled a bit since the weather fella dun predicted sky water...

Heavens to Betsy, if that grass eater didn't dun spray grass ever which way...

So I high tailed it down to the piggly wiggly and picked me up a new one of them thur grass eaters and one them things gots a spinning knife on the front... Leroy and his cousin-wife shirlene showed up from o'er yonder... Leroy took a whack at the spinny knife thing whilst I trimmed the hedge to look like a giant anus...

Sky water fixin to start up so we's out by the tar' far' sippin some of Leroy's shine and snackin on squirrel fritters...


Sounds like a good Saturday...
Ram27 Offline
#212 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:39 AM EST
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WTF , victor push power mower? Wal-Mart for another power mower? Please xplain !!! 😨
Safe travels. 😀
Ram27 Offline
#213 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:41 AM EST
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Sounds like you have a neighbor who cares about you. 😂
tonygraz Offline
#214 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:48 AM EST
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Took me 4 days to mow the damn lawn and I need to do it again by Saturday because I:m taking a week off retirement for a Cape Cod vacation. It just keeps raining about 5 days a week and it looks like I need to do the next mow in one day. It's about time to get a sit down mower with a cup holder and an ashtray.
victor809 Offline
#215 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:49 AM EST
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More likely he was ticked at seeing the ridiculous long grass
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#216 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:54 AM EST
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Already gotten my 5 mile walk in. Now relaxing on the deck for a bit. Prolly grab an early dinner/late lunch. Hoping most of my work here is done.
danmdevries Offline
#217 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 12:34 PM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Took me 4 days to mow the damn lawn and I need to do it again by Saturday because I:m taking a week off retirement for a Cape Cod vacation. It just keeps raining about 5 days a week and it looks like I need to do the next mow in one day. It's about time to get a sit down mower with a cup holder and an ashtray.


Same here. Just mowing a section at a time as weather permits. There's probably one full acre of lawn well over a foot high.

Gonna do the high ground again today before it rains again.

Also, riding mowers are pretty sweet if you have the room for one. Kinda a pain in small yards with fences and landscaping though.
RMAN4443 Offline
#218 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 12:36 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
If she was a raging bitch, why did you marry her?

(Or)

Was she hot, so you thought you could live with it?

(Or)

Are you a dumbass?

She was hot(had great B00Bs),I'm a dumbass(let little head think for big head), and to be honest I was in a drunken haze for a few years there(Jack Daniels and Yukon Jack were my pals back then)...
danmdevries Offline
#219 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 12:38 PM EST
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Victor, why you ain't got a mowing service?

If you're gonna be away at times, it would make sense to pay for mowing. I used to mow lawns as a side cash job. My dad still does. Push mow and trim average yard once a week, bag and carry the clippings for $50.
danmdevries Offline
#220 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 1:25 PM EST
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Deck fell off the mower again. No welding required this time. Front support bar held on by a washer and a clip. Clip n washer fell off. Didn't have a washer in the bins that fit, so I cut and drilled one out of a piece of plate steel. Stuck a cotter pin in the retainer hole, hopefully that holds up better.
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#221 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 3:26 PM EST
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The boy turns 6 this week... Thinking of getting him a break open geode kit and a Nerf gun... I think he's ready for both...
MACS Offline
#222 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 3:34 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Victor, why you ain't got a mowing service?

If you're gonna be away at times, it would make sense to pay for mowing. I used to mow lawns as a side cash job. My dad still does. Push mow and trim average yard once a week, bag and carry the clippings for $50.


My back yard is artificial turf, but I have a guy who does my front yard for $45 a month. He mows every Thursday, and trims and fertilizes, too.
danmdevries Offline
#223 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 3:34 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Towing mileage will be improved as well... I get better MPG when I am towing than you get when you're not, though...

EcoDiesel, bitches!


The half ton diesels would work well for me 96% of the time.

But I just can't bring myself to use a half ton for hauling 8-10k lbs over 1500 miles round trip when I'm pulling the Gridlife trailer. With weight distribution I'm sure it would do it. But last year after a tire blowout on the trailer I found myself coming down the mountains without trailer brakes and I sure was glad I had a 3/4 ton chassis to slow everything down. Plus, every new camper we've really liked has been in the 8-10klb range, so I think I'll be towing a lot more weight a lot more often whenever we do pull the trigger on a new camper. Right now at 6klbs I can tow it with anything really.

I just used my dad's half ton after I blew the tranny (GMC Sierra with the 6.2L) and it towed my camper well with the weight distribution hitch. It had plenty of power but it didn't have the chassis. Could feel some flex, and definitely relied on the trailer brakes more than in my truck. Plus got significantly worse towing mileage than my HD truck. (8 vs 10) But unloaded, we took his truck to Florida and got 22mpg over the 2000+ mile round trip. Premium 93 octane mind you, but still better than mine that gets 10 loaded and 11 unloaded.

The overall cost of a diesel, even in a 3/4 or 1 ton, is hard to swallow. Up front is a huge premium and then there's higher cost for oil changes, DEF, fuel filters, exhaust particulate filter etc. I don't think at present that the diesel vs gas is an argument of economy as much as it's gonna tow nicer with the diesel. With the next generation of gasoline HD trucks coming out this/next year I'd like to see what comes out. I would like to have a diesel 1 ton, but I do have to argue against the cost premium.

Student loans will be paid off by the end of this year. That frees up $680/mo. Maybe I'll spring for the GMC 3500 Denali Duramax dually.
danmdevries Offline
#224 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 3:44 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
My back yard is artificial turf, but I have a guy who does my front yard for $45 a month. He mows every Thursday, and trims and fertilizes, too.


That's crazy cheap.

I asked a lawn service to do my lawn once while we were outta town for two weeks a few summers back. They told me $200 for mow and trim. For one mow. My neighbor did it for $50 and two weeks worth of eggs.

$400/mo if I wanted to do the whole season. Almost worth it considering it takes me 2-3 hours to mow and I only trim once a month. Comes out to paying about $30/hour of my time saved if they mow and trim everything every week.
MACS Offline
#225 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 3:51 PM EST
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My trailer doesn't have brakes. It really should, as the boat/trailer combo is 4000 lbs, but she handles it just fine. 8k is the limit.

I do my own changes for around $65, I change my own fuel filter for around $20, DEF is cheap and it doesn't use much, and the DPF can be cleaned with a hot pressure washer.

I didn't pay much of a premium for my diesel. The total cost before TTL was $40,615 on a Crew Cab Laramie that had a window sticker of $51,365. But you are correct in wanting the bigger truck to pull more weight, IMO. The EcoD works for me and what I tow.
MACS Offline
#226 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 3:53 PM EST
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My front yard is small. He can do everything in about 15 minutes. Mow, trim, edge... done.

You obviously have a much bigger yard if it takes hours.
danmdevries Offline
#227 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 3:56 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
My front yard is small. He can do everything in about 15 minutes. Mow, trim, edge... done.

You obviously have a much bigger yard if it takes hours.


4 acres, but only 3 gets mowed. The southwest corner is so heavily wooded I only venture through there once in the summer and twice in the fall to chop leaves. Have to walk the corner and pickup sticks and paint mark stumps and roots before I bring the mower back there.

Still, I charged $50/week for mow and trim for average surburban lawns when I had the side gig.

Probably quarter acre lawns at best. 15-20 minutes per house max with three mowers on the ground.
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#228 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 4:26 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
That's crazy cheap.

I asked a lawn service to do my lawn once while we were outta town for two weeks a few summers back. They told me $200 for mow and trim. For one mow. My neighbor did it for $50 and two weeks worth of eggs.

$400/mo if I wanted to do the whole season. Almost worth it considering it takes me 2-3 hours to mow and I only trim once a month. Comes out to paying about $30/hour of my time saved if they mow and trim everything every week.



we're closer to the border...
MACS Offline
#229 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 4:44 PM EST
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delta1 wrote:
we're closer to the border...


While my gardener is of Mexican ancestry, he is American, speaks fluent English, and lives in a neighboring housing tract.

Just saying...
danmdevries Offline
#230 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 5:33 PM EST
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MACS wrote:


Just saying the competition drives prices down...
DrafterX Offline
#231 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:05 PM EST
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My Mexican got upitity... Can't afford him anymore... Mellow
frankj1 Offline
#232 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:09 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
My Mexican got upitity... Can't afford him anymore... Mellow

hehe
DrafterX Offline
#233 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:14 PM EST
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Laugh
danmdevries Offline
#234 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:35 PM EST
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Ha!
DrafterX Offline
#235 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:45 PM EST
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Mellow
8trackdisco Offline
#236 Posted: Sat, May 11 2019, 11:48 PM EST
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Ram27 wrote:
Sounds like you have a neighbor who cares about you. 😂


Yep, and now you owe him.
MACS Offline
#237 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 3:17 AM EST
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3.5 day fishing trip... leaves San Diego June 30, returns July 4. Targeting tuna, dorado, and yellowtail.

$1,050, meals included. Only 25 passengers. I think I have to do it.
danmdevries Offline
#238 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 6:12 AM EST
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MACS wrote:
3.5 day fishing trip... leaves San Diego June 30, returns July 4. Targeting tuna, dorado, and yellowtail.

$1,050, meals included. Only 25 passengers. I think I have to do it.


I don't think you have a choice.
danmdevries Offline
#239 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 6:13 AM EST
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Sunday Sunday Sunday
SmokeMonkey Offline
#240 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 7:03 AM EST
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Good morning, y’all
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#241 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 7:19 AM EST
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More rain and grey, but happy mother's day and congrats to those who played their part by being a mother f***er
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#242 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 7:48 AM EST
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62/81 and sunny

Got a runny toilet to fix today but first a 5 mile hike with the wifey.
corey sellers Offline
#243 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 9:53 AM EST
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Morning gents
danmdevries Offline
#244 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 10:04 AM EST
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Went to harbor freight with a handful of coupons and they didn't have any of 3 things I was looking for.

Got some new canopy lights for the camper. My old rope lights broke, was gonna get another two sets but they didn't have any left. Had string lights for $20 with coupon so I got them instead.

Didn't have any heavy duty garden hoses left.

Didn't have any of the free flashlights left either.
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#245 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 10:27 AM EST
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Good morning. Just finished Mothers' Day brunch at our house with the extended family. Frank, will you come down and make them leave?
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#246 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 10:32 AM EST
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Heading to my parents, and then in laws shortly.
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#247 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 11:25 AM EST
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Coffee... Breakfast sammich... Load of laundry in. Now to go buy dirt.
danmdevries Offline
#248 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 12:21 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
Coffee... Breakfast sammich... Load of laundry in. Now to go buy dirt.



So, you finally did it?

Clothes washed, body in the hole, topping with black dirt to get the grass to grow in more quickly and evenly?
opelmanta1900 Offline
#249 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 12:33 PM EST
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I assumed he was starting up a dirt farm, but you're probably right...
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#250 Posted: Sun, May 12 2019, 12:44 PM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
The boy turns 6 this week... Thinking of getting him a break open geode kit and a Nerf gun... I think he's ready for both...


Best present ever. Opening them is addicting. I wish I lived in an area where they can be found. You can get them from all over the world and find an amazing variety of stunning crystals. Check Ebay. I could lose myself for hours in those things.....
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